We got a treat back then, first W.D. Richter's script for the remake of Body Snatchers in '78 then a couple years later, Burt Lancaster's son Bill wrote The Thing, perhaps the best remake of a classic we've seen. My other favorite quote is: "I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!"